News Release
05/14/2012
Oklahoma’s Multicounty Grand Jury to Reconvene Tuesday
OKLAHOMA CITY – The state’s multicounty grand jury will reconvene Tuesday in Oklahoma City.
The grand jury will meet Tuesday, May 15, through Thursday, May 17, at the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office, 313 NE 21.
The AG’s Multicounty Grand Jury Unit is led by Assistant Attorney General Charles Rogers. Thus far, the state’s 13th multicounty grand jury has returned 17 indictments in cases filed in Cleveland, Harper, McClain, Pittsburg and Oklahoma counties.
The multicounty grand jury was requested by Attorney General Scott Pruitt and approved by the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Jan. 27, 2011.
The multicounty grand jury has jurisdiction to investigate criminal matters in all 77 counties, assisting local law enforcement as well as handling matters of state interest. The jurors meet to hear testimony two to three days each month and all proceedings are closed to the public.
The state’s 12th multicounty grand jury concluded in September 2010 with 10 indictments and assisted 145 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
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